Modernize or Die® - CFML News for September 1st, 2020 - Episode 68

2020-09-01 Weekly News - Episode 68Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Eik0NCrg_vkHosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsGet live training from the makers of your favorite Box Product.2 ColdBox Virtual Workshops coming in OctoberCFCasts is releasing new Free and Paid content every weekPatreon SupportWe are at the 57% mark for fully funding all of our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventscbElasticsearch 2.0.0 ReleasedcbElasticsearch, the Elasticsearch module for the Coldbox platform, announced a major release with version 2.0.0 this week. Version 2.0.0 represents a major rewrite of the core Elasticsearch integration and converts the previous java-based JEST client implementation to a native CFML implementation, and adds the Hyper HTTP module as a dependency. In addition, support for Elasticsearch server versions < 6.5 has been removed, with support for 6.x versions being officially ended.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbelasticsearch-2-releasedContentBox CMS - Ortus is announcing it will be Free Forever!Ortus making a bold statement after the sudden news of Mura CMS going closed source and commercial, ContentBox CMS is open source, and will always be so. https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/contentbox-cms-open-source-and-free-foreverICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "How to use the ColdFusion API Manager to modernize your App", with Dan WilsonThursday, August 27, 202011:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTIn this presentation we’ll discuss how to modernize existing applications to work in the modern API-first world. We’ll look at how you can prepare your applications for the next major technology shift. We’ll go through how to programmatically add to your existing applications without disruption. We’ll also look at the ColdFusion API manager and see how it can instantly improve your architecture without even having to write code.Event: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/272749638/Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTm4S2yXMN0&list=PLG2EHzEbhy0-QirMKgSxhjkUyTSSTvHjLOrtus Webinar - Modern Coldfusion - No more copy and pasteFriday September 25th 2020 at 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -5:00)with Gavin PickinRegistration coming soonCFCasts Content UpdatesColdBox Master Class9.2 Modules9.3 Creating Modules9.4 Third Party ModulesSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferencesInto the Box 2020 - Workshops - Virtual Live trainingComing in October2 day Workshop - ColdBox Zero to Hero - lead by Gavin Pickin2 day Workshop - ColdBox Hero to Superhero - lead by Luis Majanohttps://www.ortussolutions.com/eventsPodcast Code:PODCAST10 - 10% offThere is a code for ITB attendees to save 15% - If you didn’t get the email contact us. JConf.devSeptember 30th, 9am - 4pm CSThttps://jconf.dev/Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2020 - Replaces CF Summit WestDate: November 17-19Location: Onlinehttps://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/Admission: FreeSpeaker sign up for Adobe https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/speaker-application/Deadline: August 20th. - Form still on websiteAdobe ColdFusion Certification now available OnlineAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for ColdFusion developers. The course consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals who have basic to advanced level proficiency in any computer language and basic understanding of how web pages work. Successfully passing an assessment test at the end of the program will reward participants with a badge and certificate from Adobe. Blog: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/07/coldfusion-certification-online-now/Register: https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.htmlCF CampTBAMore conferences: https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the Week Blog - Jon Clausen - Ortus Solutions - cbElasticsearch 2.0.0 ReleasedcbElasticsearch, the Elasticsearch module for the Coldbox platform, announced a major release with version 2.0.0 this week. Version 2.0.0 represents a major rewrite of the core Elasticsearch integration and converts the previous java-based JEST client implementation to a native CFML implementation, and adds the Hyper HTTP module as a dependency. In addition, support for Elasticsearch server versions < 6.5 has been removed, with support for 6.x versions being officially ended.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbelasticsearch-2-released Blog - David Byers - Installing the ColdFusion 2020 Public Beta Through the Eyes of Someone NewThis article is intended to provide some answers to simple mistakes that I made when trying to install the beta release of ColdFusion 2020 so that others don’t fall into the same traps that I did.ColdFusion 2020 has reached the public beta phase.  It’s time to play with some of the new ColdFusion hotness that’s coming in the near future.  I had a few problems when I went through the process of setting up the new CF 2020, but I recognized that there were a couple of places where people could get tripped up as well.  Some of these issues I fell for… some of them I made up to point out flaws in the process.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/08/installing-coldfusion-2020-public-beta-eyes-someone-new/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Generating An Interactive Craft Sketch File From An InVision Prototype In Lucee CFML 5.3.6.61At InVision, one of the tools that we offer is Craft / Craft-Manager, which provides a suite of functionality for generating interactive prototypes in Sketch and Photoshop. In recent years, the Sketch open file-format has evolved into a ZIP archive consisting of images and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data files. As such, I thought it would be a fun experiment to see if I could generate a Sketch file that includes Craft interactivity from the data...